Helen Bartlett
Biographic Data
| ID | 146980 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helen Bartlett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helen |
| FAMILY NAME | Bartlett |
| SIGNATURE | BARTLETT H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-3102-6192 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 85 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Preventing social isolation in later life: Findings and insights from a pilot Queensland intervention study
The isolation of older people is recognised as a major social problem in contemporary Western society. While the risk factors and social or health outcomes of isolation and loneliness in later life are well documented, evidence regarding the effectiveness of programmes aimed at reducing social isolation in older people remains inconclusive. This paper reports on the challenges of attempting to undertake a rigorous evaluation of three demonstratio…
An Evaluation of Dog-Assisted Therapy for Residents of Aged Care Facilities with Dementia
Although some research suggests that dog-assisted therapy may be beneficial for people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities, the intervention has not been adequately investigated. To address this shortcoming, we conducted a randomized controlled trial of dog-assisted therapy versus a human-therapist-only intervention for this population. Fifty-five residents with mild to moderate dementia living in three Australian residential…
Collaborative Governance of Ageing: Challenges for Local Government in Partnering with the Seniors' Sector
This paper considers the role local government plays in the formation and effectiveness of local collaborative partnerships in ageing well. Collaborative processes are central to emerging models of local governance and have received considerable practical and theoretical consideration with respect to many policy domains. Such collaborations require local organisations and actors from various sectors to work together in partnerships and networks t…
Critical Reflections on a Social Inclusion Approach for an Ageing Australia
While social exclusion has been identified as a major issue facing older Australians, it has not yet been identified as a priority area for Australian social policy on ageing. This paper critically examines the concept of social exclusion and the issues and challenges in applying a social inclusion approach to social work practice for Australia's ageing population. By critically examining the circumstances underpinning practices of social exclusi…
Exercise in later life: The older adults' perspective about resistance training
For older adults, exercise that challenges the muscular system, commonly referred to as resistance training, has significant physical, psychometrical and functional benefits. While well recognised by the scientific community, the translation of these benefits into practice has received little attention. Particularly neglected is an understanding of the personal experiences, motivation towards and adherence to resistance training recommendations a…
Public attitudes towards human life extension by intervening in ageing
Reflexivity and Minimization of the Impact of Age-Cohort Differences Between Researcher and Research Participants
Many authors implore qualitative researchers to be reflexive. Very few, however, specify how to do this in practice. Furthermore, in discussions of the presence and place of the researcher, the tendency has been to focus on such factors as gender and race or ethnicity with very little attention being given to age or cohort. In this article we seek to redress this deficiency by examining how reflexivity was practiced in a context in which there wa…
What makes a community age‐friendly: A review of international literature
This paper undertakes a comprehensive review of the growing international literature on age‐friendly communities. It examines a range of approaches and identifies the key attributes associated with creating a sustainable environment for seniors. The authors critically evaluate emerging policy trends and models and suggest directions for future research attention. The discussion provides important information and insights for the development of ag…
Ageing and Cultural Diversity: Policy and Practice Issues
The proportion of older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds is projected to increase significantly over the next decade, with the composition shifting from a mainly European base to include new source countries from Asia and Africa. This growth and complexity provides a range of challenges for practitioners and policy makers working in this field. The present paper draws on a multimethod scoping study designed to explore…
Growing old in a new estate: Establishing New Social Networks in Retirement
The benefits of a strong proximal social network for people as they advance in age are well documented, but the continuation or development of social networks may be challenged when people relocate to a new home on retirement. This paper explores the personal network development of older residents who have moved to a new suburban (but not age-specific) residential development in a general urban setting. Drawing on a case study of a new outer-subu…
Community perceptions on the significant extension of life: An exploratory study among urban adults in Brisbane, Australia
Life extension technology: Implications for public policy and regulation
While commentaries about life extension from biogerontologists, demographers, geneticists and ethicists have increased in recent years, these have paid little attention to the public policy implications of life extension or the perspectives of community members and policymakers themselves. This paper draws on the findings from a three-year research project about strong life extension which involved interviews with community members, and state and…
Achieving Effective Collaborations to Help Communities Age Well
Effective policy responses to the ageing of the population are a priority area for government and non‐government agencies across Australia, particularly at the community level. This article focuses on the policy goal of ageing well at the local level, and more specifically, the strong principle of collaboration that underpins this goal. Too little is known about how to achieve effective collaboration in the ageing field. This article aims to addr…
The Social Significance of Sleep for Older People with Dementia in the Context of Care
While the social aspects of dementia have been increasingly researched over the past decade, there has been little focus on sleep and its significance to older people with dementia within the context of care. This paper attempts to address this knowledge gap by exploring the experiences of sleep among older people with dementia and the perceptions of family carers and care staff in different care settings. The paper is drawn from a larger researc…
Behavioral determinants of healthy aging1
Models of Care
The purpose of this chapter is to provide contextual information about the six countries and their models of care for older people. The six countries comprise two examples of the Scandinavian welfare model with high state spending on care services, Denmark and Norway; two representatives of a liberal welfare model with medium provision and extensive means testing, the UK and Ireland; and two representatives of the south European model with very l…
Primary health care for older people: Progress towards an integrated strategy
The importance of providing integrated, holistic and cohesive primary care for older people has been increasingly emphasized in recent policy initiatives and directives in the UK. These have sometimes proved to be elusive goals, however, as an ageing population and rapidly changing health care environment have increased the pressures on the primary care team to keep pace with the growing level of need. As primary care faces a new set of challenge…
Ageing and aged care in the People's Republic of China: National and local issues and perspectives
Policy issues in the private health sector: Examples from long-term care in the U.K
Community health policy and provision in Hong Kong: Challenges for 1997 and beyond
Aging trends-Hong Kong
Aging trends-Singapore
Critical Reflections on a Social Inclusion Approach for an Ageing Australia
While social exclusion has been identified as a major issue facing older Australians, it has not yet been identified as a priority area for Australian social policy on ageing. This paper critically examines the concept of social exclusion and the issues and challenges in applying a social inclusion approach to social work practice for Australia's ageing population. By critically examining the circumstances underpinning practices of social exclusi…
Reflexivity and Minimization of the Impact of Age-Cohort Differences Between Researcher and Research Participants
Many authors implore qualitative researchers to be reflexive. Very few, however, specify how to do this in practice. Furthermore, in discussions of the presence and place of the researcher, the tendency has been to focus on such factors as gender and race or ethnicity with very little attention being given to age or cohort. In this article we seek to redress this deficiency by examining how reflexivity was practiced in a context in which there wa…
Ageing and Cultural Diversity: Policy and Practice Issues
The proportion of older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds is projected to increase significantly over the next decade, with the composition shifting from a mainly European base to include new source countries from Asia and Africa. This growth and complexity provides a range of challenges for practitioners and policy makers working in this field. The present paper draws on a multimethod scoping study designed to explore…
Growing old in a new estate: Establishing New Social Networks in Retirement
The benefits of a strong proximal social network for people as they advance in age are well documented, but the continuation or development of social networks may be challenged when people relocate to a new home on retirement. This paper explores the personal network development of older residents who have moved to a new suburban (but not age-specific) residential development in a general urban setting. Drawing on a case study of a new outer-subu…
Achieving Effective Collaborations to Help Communities Age Well
Effective policy responses to the ageing of the population are a priority area for government and non‐government agencies across Australia, particularly at the community level. This article focuses on the policy goal of ageing well at the local level, and more specifically, the strong principle of collaboration that underpins this goal. Too little is known about how to achieve effective collaboration in the ageing field. This article aims to addr…
An Evaluation of Dog-Assisted Therapy for Residents of Aged Care Facilities with Dementia
Although some research suggests that dog-assisted therapy may be beneficial for people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities, the intervention has not been adequately investigated. To address this shortcoming, we conducted a randomized controlled trial of dog-assisted therapy versus a human-therapist-only intervention for this population. Fifty-five residents with mild to moderate dementia living in three Australian residential…
The Social Significance of Sleep for Older People with Dementia in the Context of Care
While the social aspects of dementia have been increasingly researched over the past decade, there has been little focus on sleep and its significance to older people with dementia within the context of care. This paper attempts to address this knowledge gap by exploring the experiences of sleep among older people with dementia and the perceptions of family carers and care staff in different care settings. The paper is drawn from a larger researc…
Ageing and aged care in the People's Republic of China: National and local issues and perspectives
Preventing social isolation in later life: Findings and insights from a pilot Queensland intervention study
The isolation of older people is recognised as a major social problem in contemporary Western society. While the risk factors and social or health outcomes of isolation and loneliness in later life are well documented, evidence regarding the effectiveness of programmes aimed at reducing social isolation in older people remains inconclusive. This paper reports on the challenges of attempting to undertake a rigorous evaluation of three demonstratio…
Collaborative Governance of Ageing: Challenges for Local Government in Partnering with the Seniors' Sector
This paper considers the role local government plays in the formation and effectiveness of local collaborative partnerships in ageing well. Collaborative processes are central to emerging models of local governance and have received considerable practical and theoretical consideration with respect to many policy domains. Such collaborations require local organisations and actors from various sectors to work together in partnerships and networks t…
Community perceptions on the significant extension of life: An exploratory study among urban adults in Brisbane, Australia
Policy issues in the private health sector: Examples from long-term care in the U.K
Exercise in later life: The older adults' perspective about resistance training
For older adults, exercise that challenges the muscular system, commonly referred to as resistance training, has significant physical, psychometrical and functional benefits. While well recognised by the scientific community, the translation of these benefits into practice has received little attention. Particularly neglected is an understanding of the personal experiences, motivation towards and adherence to resistance training recommendations a…
Aging trends-Hong Kong
Public attitudes towards human life extension by intervening in ageing
Aging trends-Singapore
Community health policy and provision in Hong Kong: Challenges for 1997 and beyond
Aging trends-Hong Kong
Aging trends-Singapore
Policy issues in the private health sector: Examples from long-term care in the U.K
Ageing and aged care in the People's Republic of China: National and local issues and perspectives
Primary health care for older people: Progress towards an integrated strategy
The importance of providing integrated, holistic and cohesive primary care for older people has been increasingly emphasized in recent policy initiatives and directives in the UK. These have sometimes proved to be elusive goals, however, as an ageing population and rapidly changing health care environment have increased the pressures on the primary care team to keep pace with the growing level of need. As primary care faces a new set of challenge…
Models of Care
The purpose of this chapter is to provide contextual information about the six countries and their models of care for older people. The six countries comprise two examples of the Scandinavian welfare model with high state spending on care services, Denmark and Norway; two representatives of a liberal welfare model with medium provision and extensive means testing, the UK and Ireland; and two representatives of the south European model with very l…
Behavioral determinants of healthy aging1
The Social Significance of Sleep for Older People with Dementia in the Context of Care
While the social aspects of dementia have been increasingly researched over the past decade, there has been little focus on sleep and its significance to older people with dementia within the context of care. This paper attempts to address this knowledge gap by exploring the experiences of sleep among older people with dementia and the perceptions of family carers and care staff in different care settings. The paper is drawn from a larger researc…
Achieving Effective Collaborations to Help Communities Age Well
Effective policy responses to the ageing of the population are a priority area for government and non‐government agencies across Australia, particularly at the community level. This article focuses on the policy goal of ageing well at the local level, and more specifically, the strong principle of collaboration that underpins this goal. Too little is known about how to achieve effective collaboration in the ageing field. This article aims to addr…
What makes a community age‐friendly: A review of international literature
This paper undertakes a comprehensive review of the growing international literature on age‐friendly communities. It examines a range of approaches and identifies the key attributes associated with creating a sustainable environment for seniors. The authors critically evaluate emerging policy trends and models and suggest directions for future research attention. The discussion provides important information and insights for the development of ag…
Ageing and Cultural Diversity: Policy and Practice Issues
The proportion of older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds is projected to increase significantly over the next decade, with the composition shifting from a mainly European base to include new source countries from Asia and Africa. This growth and complexity provides a range of challenges for practitioners and policy makers working in this field. The present paper draws on a multimethod scoping study designed to explore…
Growing old in a new estate: Establishing New Social Networks in Retirement
The benefits of a strong proximal social network for people as they advance in age are well documented, but the continuation or development of social networks may be challenged when people relocate to a new home on retirement. This paper explores the personal network development of older residents who have moved to a new suburban (but not age-specific) residential development in a general urban setting. Drawing on a case study of a new outer-subu…
Community perceptions on the significant extension of life: An exploratory study among urban adults in Brisbane, Australia
Life extension technology: Implications for public policy and regulation
While commentaries about life extension from biogerontologists, demographers, geneticists and ethicists have increased in recent years, these have paid little attention to the public policy implications of life extension or the perspectives of community members and policymakers themselves. This paper draws on the findings from a three-year research project about strong life extension which involved interviews with community members, and state and…
Public attitudes towards human life extension by intervening in ageing
Reflexivity and Minimization of the Impact of Age-Cohort Differences Between Researcher and Research Participants
Many authors implore qualitative researchers to be reflexive. Very few, however, specify how to do this in practice. Furthermore, in discussions of the presence and place of the researcher, the tendency has been to focus on such factors as gender and race or ethnicity with very little attention being given to age or cohort. In this article we seek to redress this deficiency by examining how reflexivity was practiced in a context in which there wa…
Critical Reflections on a Social Inclusion Approach for an Ageing Australia
While social exclusion has been identified as a major issue facing older Australians, it has not yet been identified as a priority area for Australian social policy on ageing. This paper critically examines the concept of social exclusion and the issues and challenges in applying a social inclusion approach to social work practice for Australia's ageing population. By critically examining the circumstances underpinning practices of social exclusi…
Exercise in later life: The older adults' perspective about resistance training
For older adults, exercise that challenges the muscular system, commonly referred to as resistance training, has significant physical, psychometrical and functional benefits. While well recognised by the scientific community, the translation of these benefits into practice has received little attention. Particularly neglected is an understanding of the personal experiences, motivation towards and adherence to resistance training recommendations a…
Collaborative Governance of Ageing: Challenges for Local Government in Partnering with the Seniors' Sector
This paper considers the role local government plays in the formation and effectiveness of local collaborative partnerships in ageing well. Collaborative processes are central to emerging models of local governance and have received considerable practical and theoretical consideration with respect to many policy domains. Such collaborations require local organisations and actors from various sectors to work together in partnerships and networks t…
Preventing social isolation in later life: Findings and insights from a pilot Queensland intervention study
The isolation of older people is recognised as a major social problem in contemporary Western society. While the risk factors and social or health outcomes of isolation and loneliness in later life are well documented, evidence regarding the effectiveness of programmes aimed at reducing social isolation in older people remains inconclusive. This paper reports on the challenges of attempting to undertake a rigorous evaluation of three demonstratio…
An Evaluation of Dog-Assisted Therapy for Residents of Aged Care Facilities with Dementia
Although some research suggests that dog-assisted therapy may be beneficial for people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities, the intervention has not been adequately investigated. To address this shortcoming, we conducted a randomized controlled trial of dog-assisted therapy versus a human-therapist-only intervention for this population. Fifty-five residents with mild to moderate dementia living in three Australian residential…
Medicine (14 works) · Political science (14 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Public relations (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Economics (8 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (7 works) · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (7 works)